Slow Boot-up

My pc has been slow to boot for a long time, it takes about three minutes for the LED bars to stop and then after the desktop appears a further two minutes before I can use the internet. I have to wait for the Norton and HP icon to show on the bottom of the screen before it will connect.
I do a disk cleanup and defragmentation every week. Can anyone help please?

My pc has been slow to boot for a long time, it takes about three minutes for the LED bars to stop and then after the desktop appears a further two minutes before I can use the internet. I have to wait for the Norton and HP icon to show on the bottom of the screen before it will connect.
I do a disk cleanup and defragmentation every week. Can anyone help please?

Start - Run msconfig - Startup tab - un tick all boxes - push ok - apply - push restart when it's appearing , northon is a like a need a lot of ram , your are thinking about replace it with

Thank you, I have to wonder though how good this free program is compared to Norton which is around £40?

Norton is consuming a lot of Ram , don't forget that , if you navigate on non secure site whatever antivirus you have you aren't sheltered from virus
etc , in your occasion downgrading to xp pro is only solution , happy new year in Italian language = Buon anno !!

Norton is consuming a lot of Ram , don't forget that , if you navigate on non secure site whatever antivirus you have you aren't sheltered from virus
etc , in your occasion downgrading to xp pro is only solution , happy new year in Italian language = Buon anno !!

Re. Free antivirus, this is a quote from the above link :- "1. Purchase the best available antivirus software from the market . Dont even think of saving few bucks as this can cost you hundred of dollars later on."

Hi Phil.c, lets start over and try to help fix this slow PC. Here is what I recommend.

1) Use anti-virus software, I don't use a full security suite as this can slow down your PC, check to see if your Norton is set to scan at startup, if so stop it, there is no need to scan at startup but do regular scans at sheduled times.
My recommendation for a anti-virus software and not a full security suite ,nod32 ESET NOD32 Antivirus Home/SOHO Edition for Windowshttps://www.eset.com.au/store/home.php
Free anti-virus is MS security essentials http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/w...ity-essentials

2) Uninstall old programs that are no longer required as these may be running at startup.

3) Turn off programs that try to check for updates every week ect such as:
Itunes, Google updater, Adobe products, Apple software, Roxio, Windows Live. BUT if you do this you will need to check for updates often as this is important for security.

4) Check for updates for your PC drivers & Microsoft security upadates regularly. You will need to browse to your PC's manufacturers web site to check and you will need you PC/Laptops model number. If you are not sure how to find it try this page.http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com...fications.html

9) Review your hardware, such as memory, hard drives and video cards. As more software, updates and service packs are released you will need to review harware requirements. But if you are running a minimum amount of memory e.g. 512 on Xp, 1 GB on Vista and Windows 7, a memory upgrade is a good place to start.

This is not a comprehensive tutorial but more of a basic overview, If I have missed something please feel free to add it as I may put this in the tutorials section.